Since re- can mean not just "again" but also "back", repel means "drive back". Repel has two common adjective forms; thus, a repellent or repulsive odor may drive us into the other room. …

This coat has a special surface that repels moisture. The sprays contain a water repelling ingredient known as a fluoropolymer.

REPEL definition: to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.). See examples of repel used in a sentence.

Definition of repel verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] repel somebody/something (formal) to successfully fight somebody who is attacking you, your …

1. To offer a resistant force to something. 2. To cause aversion or distaste: behavior that repels.

Repel definition: To ward off or keep away; drive back.

When a magnetic pole repels another magnetic pole, it gives out a force that pushes the other pole away. You can also say that two magnetic poles repel each other or that they repel.

Use the verb repel when you want to turn something away. You might drench yourself in bug spray to repel the mosquitoes that plague you when you go camping. This versatile word can …

Two positive electrical charges repel each other. Magnets can both repel and attract one another. Everyone was repelled [= repulsed] by the sight.

keep away To drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away. To resist effectively or remain unaltered by (a disease, drug, or other destructive force). To cause aversion or distaste in; …